Experienced Children's Social Worker - Children in Care

Job Description

Contract Type:
Permanent

Worker Type:
Hybrid Worker

Working hours:

Full-time 37 hours per week

Location:

Loxley House, Nottingham, NG2 3NG

Salary:
Starting Salary is £46,142 (Level one) rising to £49,282 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time)

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our Children in Care workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you – people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

Here at Nottingham City Council, we recognise that looking for your next Social Work position is a really important step in your career, and we're here to make that transition a positive one.

As a Children in Care Social Worker, you will play a pivotal role in shaping brighter futures. You will help children and families navigate the challenges they face and provide them with the opportunities they deserve. You’ll become an advocate for change, and together we'll make a profound difference in the lives of those who need it most.

Working in Children in Care provides a fantastic opportunity to support children throughout their time in care. With the support of a dedicated management team, you will support children to be happy, healthy and achieve their best, in loving and supportive homes.

You will work to ensure that Children’s plans are progressed and will work to achieve permanency for all children. You will also support children as they prepare for adulthood, ensuring that they have good plans in place and the right skills, so they are prepared to take that all-important step into adulthood.

We're committed to a culture that's both supportive and rewarding, where every day brings new and interesting challenges. You'll have the chance to work with a diverse group of colleagues, children and families, each with their unique stories and needs, making your role as a Social Worker a life-changing experience.

The Children in Care Service has benefited from recent investment, and we are focused on improvements for both staff and the children we support. This is an exciting time to join the Children in Care service, as we continue to improve and grow as a service.

We asked some of our amazing team to describe what it is like to work for us…

We are on an inspiring transformational journey that is reshaping our Children’s Integrated Services for the better. Guided by a vision of inclusivity and innovation, we are committed to delivering essential services and fostering sustainability for the lives of our children and their families. Ofsted has recently stated, “A committed, and stable leadership team has continued to progress the ‘Changing Lives, Changing Futures’ improvement programme.”

Our Children’s Integrated Services is laying the foundation for a brighter and more promising tomorrow, and our transformational journey is a testament to our unwavering dedication to our children and families.

We support manageable caseloads and provide quality reflective supervision in a supportive environment. A focus on your resilience and well-being is paramount to our culture.

Here, learning is embedded into working practice, so social workers are supported to reach their full potential. We are committed to providing good quality training and development opportunities.

We offer one of the best annual leave schemes for social workers, 26–33 days plus bank holidays and you can also purchase extra leave if you need that long-deserved break, or…